Laumann and his scouts were as handicapped as any staff under the old Collective Bargaining Agreement. White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf generally recoiled at the rise of signing bonuses in the sport for amateurs, and the club rarely spent top dollar for amateur talent. Many first-round talents were simply out of the White Sox’s price range.

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March 16, 2005 - Another happy Sox fan joins the party!
July 6, 2012 - 7 years later he's still part of it...